Is It Possible to Send Waves to the Moon from Earth

question 64

Multiple Choice

Is it possible to send waves to the moon from Earth?

• A) Yes, we could conceivably send a sufficiently loud sound wave.
• B) No, because there is no air between the earth and moon.
• C) Yes, we could send a water wave-- in fact, we plan to colonize the moon, and solve the Los Angeles smog problem, by sending the entire population of California there on surfboards.
• D) Yes, we could send an electromagnetic wave.
• E) No, because there is no medium of any kind between the earth and moon.

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